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W. J. RAINEY. CHURCH COMMUNION TRAY AND mums DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV..12, 1919.

1,416,126, Patented May 16, 1922.

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INVENTOR i WW wrA'r WILLIAM'J. RAINEY, or rnrnannnrnra, LEENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent Patented May 16, 1922.

Application filed November 12, 1919. Serial No. 337,580.

To. all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, v/VILLIAM J. HAI EY, a citizen of the United States residing at #4823 'N. Lawrence Street, T hiladelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduse- :lul Improvement in a Church Communion Tray and Filling Device, ofwhich the following is a specification. My invention relates to a church communion tray and fillingdevice, and .the object of my invention isto provide adevice for uickly filling the cups or receptacles and tor readilyhandling the trays and the container from which the receptacles are to be filled, more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved communion tray and filling device, having a revolving tray; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my device, showing a different. form of valve adapted for use with a stationary tray;

Fig. 3 is a vertical, longitudinal sectional view of the valve shown in Fig. 1, drawn on a larger scale, and also showing a transverse section 01? the valve, taken on a plane ex tending through the aperture 19 of Fig. 8; Fig. 4 is a vertical, longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1, with the container and valve removed; Fig. 5 is a side elevation and also an end view of a different form of valve.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, in which like reference characters refer to like parts, 1 represents the base for supporting the tray carrying the cups and also supporting the jar or container from which the cups are to be filled.

Secured upon the base 1 are parallel rails 3 upon which is slidably mounted a carriage 12 having posts 13 for retaining the jar upon the carriage, whereby the carriage carrying the jar may be moved into suitable positions for filling the cups arranged upon the tray 6. The rails 3 have horizontal grooves 11 formed in their adjacent faces. The carriage 12 is provided with rollers 14 adapted to occupy the grooves 11 formed in the tracks and thus slidably support the carriage upon the tracks. The jar or container is provided with a pipe 15 having a valve upon the end thereof, comprising a sleeve '16 having a T-joint connection with the pipe 15, and provided with one or more outlet pipes-or nozzles 17 and also provided with'a cap for closing the sleeve-16 atone end. The opposite'end of the sleeve 16 is open to receive a tubular valve stem 18 having. ports 19 and 20 formed therein which register with the .inlet port from the pipe 15 and the outlet nozzles 17 respectively. A handle is tsecured to one'end of the valve stem 18 for turning the latter to open and close theeports 19 and 20.

The valve, as shown in Fig. 2, maybe provided with-any number of .nozzles corresponding to the, number of rows of cups upon the tray, so that the valve may be moved over the cups to fill them without moving the tray in relation to the base 1.

The valve carried by the container may be constructed as shown in Fig. 5, comprising a stop-cock 21, with a fitting 22 thereon, having two nozzles 23. diverging from the fitting 22 sothat the open ends of the nozzles will extend over two cups for filling them simultaneously.

The device may be provided with a revolving table 4 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, suitable for holding a circular tray 6. The table 4 is provided with a central pivot pin 5,

adapted to be rotatably mounted in a bush- 2 ing 2 in the base 1, whereby thejtable 4: and the tray 6 may be rotated to bring the cups under the nozzles.

The trays are provided with posts 8 for supporting one tray on top of another when it is desired to place several trays in a pile. Upon the under side of each tray are formed recesses 7 into which the posts 8 of another tray will enter and thus hold the i trays securely one on top of the other.

The tray 6 is provided with a handle 9 in the form of a ring having an enlarged portion with an aperture formed therein through which a bolt 10 passes. The bolt 10 is rigidly secured in the tray 6 and projects above the tray a slightdistance and is provided with a head to retain the handle 9 thereon. The handle ,9 will always be held in a vertical position upon the bolt and when not in use will assume the position shown in Fig. 4-, and thus permit one tray to beplaced on top of another tray.

The tray shown in Fig. 2 has the receptacles arranged in rows extending parallel with the direction in which the carriage is movable. The tray is not intended to revolve but is adapted to be placed upon the base in such a position that the rows of receptacles thereon will extend parallel with the movement of the nozzles when the container is moved upon its support. The base is made to act as a guide for readily placing the tray in a suitable position for filling the receptacles.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 1. A church communion tray and filling device comprising a base, a tray adapted to be placed upon a portion of the base, said base having another portion extending beyond the said portion carrying the tray, panels secured in a vertical position upon the'last mentioned portion of the base and forming supports extending in parallel relation to each other, a carriage slidably mountedupon the said panels, a container adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the carriage and freely removable therefrom, an outlet pipe extending from the side Wall of the container and projecting over the edge of the carriage and. over the tray, a valve upon the said outlet pipe and means upon the carriage for engaging the container and holding it in alignment with the tray.

2. A church communion tray and filling device comprising a base supports upon said base forming tracks, a carriage slidably mounted upon said tracks, said supports having horizontal grooves formed in adja cent faces thereof, members upon the carriage adapted to occupy the said grooves to prevent the carriage from lifting off the supports, a container adapted to rest upon the carriage and freely removable therefrom, an outlet pipe extending from the side Wall of the container and adapted to extend over the carriage, a valve upon the outlet pipe, and a tray carrying receptacles adapted to be placed adjacent to the base whereby the receptacles may be filled by movingthe carriage in relation to the tray.

WM. J. RATNEY. 

